Hand-tool.



No. 735,845. PATENTED AUG. 11, 1903.

' A. VANDERBBEK.

' HAND TOOL.

. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30, 1903.

NO MODEL Patented August 11, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

ABRAHAM VANDERBEEK, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

HAND-TOOL.

:"sPEClFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 735,845, dated August 11, 1903.

Application filed'J'anuary 30, 1903. Serial No- 141.158. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM VANDER- BEEK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invent ed certain new and useful Improvements in Hand-Tools, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates more especially to the class of devices embodying several forms of tools which may be used in the one structure; and the object of my invention is to provide a neat, durable, inexpensive, and convenient tool of this class having convenient means for retaining and inclosing the different tools when not in use; and a further object is to provide a single device for holding the tools, which shall securely grasp and hold the same, in which the tools may be readily placed; and

a still further object of my invention is to so construct the device as to be especially applicable in connection with a tack-puller,

which may form one of the several tools to be used in the device.

One form of the invention by the use of which the above objects may be attained is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view in longitudinal section through my improved tool,'showing'a tackpuller in place therein in edge View. Fig. 2

is an end view of the cap. Fig. 3 is an end,

in the outer end of the handle and constitutesa pocket 0, equal in depth to the length of the longest tool designed for use in the device. The end of the handle is reduced in diameter, as at c, and this reduced portion is provided about its periphery with depressions or corrugations 0 A cap d is suitably formed to fit upon this reduced portion of the handle, the cap being corrugated to conform to the handle and give access to the pocket 0.

corrugations in the reduced part ofthe wooden handle. The cap is so constructed that it maybe readily removed from the end of the A spring 6 is located in the handle and serves to provide a certain amount of friction to hold the cap from accidental removal. The shank b is provided atits lower end with a central opening 1), extending for some distance into the shank, and a slot 6 cut across the shank from side to side and intersecting the opening b.

A spring h is constructed of proper form to -lie within the opening I) and is provided at its ends with depressed portions forming retaining-points h. This spring is preferably formed of a single piece of metal bent back upon itself, the two arms lying'at such distance apart as to receive the blade or tool to be held' thereby. A pin 1' extends through the shank b and lies within the bent end of the spring h, holding the latter in proper position in the recess b. This spring constitutes what might be termed a resilient lock for the tool, inasmuch as either end of the tool may be readily inserted in the handle and will be held there by the locking action of said resilient lock cooperating withthe face of the tool. A sleeve is fitted upon the I end of the shank, closely embracing the same and forming a support. The sleeve also forms a wall for the slot'b The blade or blades to be used in this tool are constructed of proper width to be located in the slots b the blades being of a width apthe slot 11 and against the shoulder formed by the termination of the latter.

This aifords a firm support for the'blade against longitudinal movement and also aids in supporting the blade against lateral movement. The construction is also such. that if the blade is of equal width for its entire length the inner end will rest in the bottom of the slot and a firm support be thus provided.

It will be noted that the blades used in this tool are comparatively short and project but a slight distance beyond the end of the shank or holder, so that extreme strength is provided in a comparatively light construction of blade.

\Vhen the blade is used for a tack-puller, as shown in Fig. 1, this location of the end of the blade attached to the end of the shank provides a construction whereby the end of the shank provides a fulcrum m, on which the tool as a whole may be rocked to remove a tack. This provides an extremely efficient device for the purpose intended.

The blade Z is provided with a roughened portion Z for the reception of the retainingpoints It, by means of which the tool is pre- Vented from outward longitudinal movement.

It is obvious that the construction may be varied and yet come within the scope of the invention, and I do not desire to confine myself to the precise construction herein shown and described.

It will be noted that the construction of the cap with the corrugated surfaces afiords a firm gripping-surface by means of which the tool maybe turned, and the disposition of the corrugations on both the handle and the cap, together with the spring 6, alfords a means of securing the cap to the handle that will not be affected in the use of the tool, as in cases Where a cap is secured as by means of interengaging screw-threads, in which case force applied to the handle to turn the tool will either tighten or loosen the cap. The spring 6 is in the form of a split ring and exerts sufficient force to hold the cap securely in place.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with a shank or holder having a central hole, a slot extending across the holder, a sleeve surrounding the end of the shank and providing walls for the sides of the slot, and a resilient lock arranged within the central hole to hold a tool in place in the holder.

2. In combination with a shank or holder having a slot extending across it, a U-shaped spring arranged within the slot with its mouth opening outward, a blade fitting within the slot and between the arms of the spring, and means for holding the spring.

3. In combination with a shank or holder, a central hole arranged in said holder, a slot intersecting said hole, a sleeve surrounding the end of the shank and providing Walls for the sides of the slot, and a resilient lock arranged within the central hole and projecting within the slot.

4. In combination with a shank or holder having a slot extending across it and a central recess extending beyond the bottom of the slot, a blade fitting within said slot and having a narrow portion fitting Within the opening below the slot and a resilient lock arranged within the central recess and providing a frictional grasp for the blade.

5. In combination with a shank or holder having a slot and an opening extending beyond the bottom of the slot, a sleeve closely embracing the end of the shank, a blade fitting within said slot and with a narrow end extending into the opening beyond the slot, and means for yieldingly holding the blade in the slot.

6. In combination with a shank 01' thelike having a slot and an opening extending beyond the end of the slot, a sleeve closely embracing the end of the shank, a spring located within said opening, and a blade fitting the slot and engaging the spring and having a narrow end projecting into the opening beyond the slot.

7. In combination with a shank or holder having a central bore and a slot intersecting said bore, a ferrule surrounding said shank and forming walls for the slot, a U -shaped spring arranged within the central opening and projecting as to a portion of its length within the slot, a pin passing through the ferrule and shank and the inner side of the U- shaped spring, and a blade fitting said slot.

ABRAHAM VANDERBEEK.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR B. JENKINS, ERMA P. CoFFRIN. 

